Wounds
3-01
Myst was lying on his bed watching TV. He knew of fighters that would eat nothing but pasta and egg yolks for weeks before the tournament. His last meal, so to speak, before the tournament was a bacon sandwich. He knew found friend Joro was in the villa with him. In a tournament where many came to start a legacy, or finish unfinished business, he and Joro were brought by the same calling, curiosity. Joro was with his wife in China when he came across a wrestling show with a masked wrestler and a sumo, promoting the tournament. In a spectacular fight, the wrestler had powerbombed the sumo, who he had estimated to be around five hundred pounds through the ring. Joro, who was also a professional wrestler had signed up to the tournament, so he could hopefully fight the masked warrior. In the first round by astounding coincidence he had come up against the sumo, and won on points after a vicious battle. His mistake was to try and powerbomb the sumo, and was lucky the sumo hadn't capitalized on his mistake.
"Yo, Myst. The announcement letters here" Joro moved closer to Myst and read out the letter.
Paul vs. .me King vs. Lee Hwoarang vs. Ling And your facing.Julia
"Damn" Myst sighed. "Whats up Myst, you have quite an easy fight" Myst shook his head and replied "Its not that, I don't really want to fight a girl" Joro laughed and reached for a drink "Dude, some of the girls are stronger than the men, did you see Christie? She was making a mockery of Paul but she tried to finish him off with a fancy combo and broke her leg" Joro was trying to cheer him up and to an extent it was working "Maybe, but I'm gonna try and keep the dangerous moves out, maybe use a submission" Joro nodded "Yeah, its probably the only time you'll get a woman on there back" Myst laughed and gave him a silent "Fuck You!"
3-02
Joro had won Paul advancing to the semis, he would face King. He was still smiling from the premature announcement. In the ring Julia and Myst walked towards each other. He was locked in her beautiful eyes and knew hitting her would be a problem. He gave her a sad nod as the fight started.
She soon erased any of his doubts about her strength, knocking him down with the combination of kicks which dazzled him in its fluid movement, and its power. He recovered quickly and swept her off her feet. He made to grab her leg but he wasn't quick enough, and he faced the wrath of a kick to the mouth. Even with a menacing growl on her face, he still couldn't help but admire her beauty. She saw that and gave him a quick flurry of Lou Thez punches to the face. After about five punches he threw her off of him and delivered a kick to the back. As she recoiled from it he felt the guilt of beating a woman up again. He closed his eyes for a second to gather his thoughts. She had already gathered hers and he saw a boot coming straight at his face. He managed to block it and use a quick movement to spin her off guard. He knew if he wanted to win the fight he would have to amount some offence. He delivered a kick, which went in a lot harder than he expected to the top of the ribcage, were it would cause minimal internal damage. Well that's were it was aimed at. At the moment of the kick she moved forward and the kick it her under the chin, sending her flying to the ground. A wave of nausea hit him as she hit the ground. He immediately rushed to help her. She was laying motionless on the ground, unconscious. He called for help but all he heard was the slow, methodical count of one.two.three.four.five. A bell sounded and an EMT, who placed a brace around her neck and checked her pulse, soon joined him. "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, DAMMIT?" The doctor carried checking her and shrugged "You didn't seem so bothered when you decimated Bryan. The women here know what they are getting into, they expect no special treatment and they get none" Myst walked away from the area and back to his villa. He failed to notice the familiar face smirking in the crowd.
3-03
"Dude, calm down, you didn't mean to do it" Myst was pacing around, and Joro was laying on the bed, eating a salad he had found in Myst's fridge. "I know, but I should have been more careful" Myst was visibly upset and knew why "You liked her, didn't you" Joro broke into a quite laugh but was stopped by a piercing look "Yes a liked her, she was beautiful. But that isn't the point. I may have broken that woman's neck, she could be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life" Joro stood up, tired of his worrying "Look, these women know what they are getting into. You feel like any other man would do in your position. Look, I've heard she's in the medical area, why don't you go and see her?" Myst sobered immediately "Yes, I'll go now" He left with Joro still in his villa. Joro just kicked the TV on "I'll just be eating your food" he laughed.
3-04
The medical are was empty bar the receptionist, a janitor and two nurses. He made his way over to the only occupied bed and sat down "Hey" She looked at him, with a small look of curiosity "Hey.what's up?" Myst smiled and took a quick look round the area, it was spotlessly clean but looked like it had been assembled in one day, and it probably had. "Nothing" he started "I'm just seeing how you are doing" Julia laughed "Why because you care, or because I'm a girl" Myst hated being puton the spot and was reluctant to answer "You looked like you were hurt, so I thought I'd see how you were" He was basically repeating his last statement, just changing the subtext. Julia looked away "We know what we are getting into. We don't expect the men to go any easy on us than they would on each other" Three people had told him exactly the same thing, maybe they were right. " So I have been told, but it still weighs down on your conscience. Julia looked at him with a look of disappointment "So you did this for your conscience?" Myst knew he was fighting a losing battle "No, I did this because I cared about what happened to you, you looked really hurt." Julia looked shocked at the sudden display of sincerity "Thank you. I appreciate that. The doctor said I will be out of here in a few days, get to see the tournament final, maybe." She smiled, she had loosened up and was talking to Myst like a friend. "That is good news, I hope I will see you there" Myst reached slowly and held Julia's hand. She already knew why Myst really cared this much about what happened to her, but she was still taken aback by the gesture. After a lack of response he started to move away, but she kept hold of his hand. Slowly she moved closer, and kissed him. And at that moment, he had forgot all about Sara.
3-01
Myst was lying on his bed watching TV. He knew of fighters that would eat nothing but pasta and egg yolks for weeks before the tournament. His last meal, so to speak, before the tournament was a bacon sandwich. He knew found friend Joro was in the villa with him. In a tournament where many came to start a legacy, or finish unfinished business, he and Joro were brought by the same calling, curiosity. Joro was with his wife in China when he came across a wrestling show with a masked wrestler and a sumo, promoting the tournament. In a spectacular fight, the wrestler had powerbombed the sumo, who he had estimated to be around five hundred pounds through the ring. Joro, who was also a professional wrestler had signed up to the tournament, so he could hopefully fight the masked warrior. In the first round by astounding coincidence he had come up against the sumo, and won on points after a vicious battle. His mistake was to try and powerbomb the sumo, and was lucky the sumo hadn't capitalized on his mistake.
"Yo, Myst. The announcement letters here" Joro moved closer to Myst and read out the letter.
Paul vs. .me King vs. Lee Hwoarang vs. Ling And your facing.Julia
"Damn" Myst sighed. "Whats up Myst, you have quite an easy fight" Myst shook his head and replied "Its not that, I don't really want to fight a girl" Joro laughed and reached for a drink "Dude, some of the girls are stronger than the men, did you see Christie? She was making a mockery of Paul but she tried to finish him off with a fancy combo and broke her leg" Joro was trying to cheer him up and to an extent it was working "Maybe, but I'm gonna try and keep the dangerous moves out, maybe use a submission" Joro nodded "Yeah, its probably the only time you'll get a woman on there back" Myst laughed and gave him a silent "Fuck You!"
3-02
Joro had won Paul advancing to the semis, he would face King. He was still smiling from the premature announcement. In the ring Julia and Myst walked towards each other. He was locked in her beautiful eyes and knew hitting her would be a problem. He gave her a sad nod as the fight started.
She soon erased any of his doubts about her strength, knocking him down with the combination of kicks which dazzled him in its fluid movement, and its power. He recovered quickly and swept her off her feet. He made to grab her leg but he wasn't quick enough, and he faced the wrath of a kick to the mouth. Even with a menacing growl on her face, he still couldn't help but admire her beauty. She saw that and gave him a quick flurry of Lou Thez punches to the face. After about five punches he threw her off of him and delivered a kick to the back. As she recoiled from it he felt the guilt of beating a woman up again. He closed his eyes for a second to gather his thoughts. She had already gathered hers and he saw a boot coming straight at his face. He managed to block it and use a quick movement to spin her off guard. He knew if he wanted to win the fight he would have to amount some offence. He delivered a kick, which went in a lot harder than he expected to the top of the ribcage, were it would cause minimal internal damage. Well that's were it was aimed at. At the moment of the kick she moved forward and the kick it her under the chin, sending her flying to the ground. A wave of nausea hit him as she hit the ground. He immediately rushed to help her. She was laying motionless on the ground, unconscious. He called for help but all he heard was the slow, methodical count of one.two.three.four.five. A bell sounded and an EMT, who placed a brace around her neck and checked her pulse, soon joined him. "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, DAMMIT?" The doctor carried checking her and shrugged "You didn't seem so bothered when you decimated Bryan. The women here know what they are getting into, they expect no special treatment and they get none" Myst walked away from the area and back to his villa. He failed to notice the familiar face smirking in the crowd.
3-03
"Dude, calm down, you didn't mean to do it" Myst was pacing around, and Joro was laying on the bed, eating a salad he had found in Myst's fridge. "I know, but I should have been more careful" Myst was visibly upset and knew why "You liked her, didn't you" Joro broke into a quite laugh but was stopped by a piercing look "Yes a liked her, she was beautiful. But that isn't the point. I may have broken that woman's neck, she could be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life" Joro stood up, tired of his worrying "Look, these women know what they are getting into. You feel like any other man would do in your position. Look, I've heard she's in the medical area, why don't you go and see her?" Myst sobered immediately "Yes, I'll go now" He left with Joro still in his villa. Joro just kicked the TV on "I'll just be eating your food" he laughed.
3-04
The medical are was empty bar the receptionist, a janitor and two nurses. He made his way over to the only occupied bed and sat down "Hey" She looked at him, with a small look of curiosity "Hey.what's up?" Myst smiled and took a quick look round the area, it was spotlessly clean but looked like it had been assembled in one day, and it probably had. "Nothing" he started "I'm just seeing how you are doing" Julia laughed "Why because you care, or because I'm a girl" Myst hated being puton the spot and was reluctant to answer "You looked like you were hurt, so I thought I'd see how you were" He was basically repeating his last statement, just changing the subtext. Julia looked away "We know what we are getting into. We don't expect the men to go any easy on us than they would on each other" Three people had told him exactly the same thing, maybe they were right. " So I have been told, but it still weighs down on your conscience. Julia looked at him with a look of disappointment "So you did this for your conscience?" Myst knew he was fighting a losing battle "No, I did this because I cared about what happened to you, you looked really hurt." Julia looked shocked at the sudden display of sincerity "Thank you. I appreciate that. The doctor said I will be out of here in a few days, get to see the tournament final, maybe." She smiled, she had loosened up and was talking to Myst like a friend. "That is good news, I hope I will see you there" Myst reached slowly and held Julia's hand. She already knew why Myst really cared this much about what happened to her, but she was still taken aback by the gesture. After a lack of response he started to move away, but she kept hold of his hand. Slowly she moved closer, and kissed him. And at that moment, he had forgot all about Sara.